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Cuban taekwondo competitor Angel Matos and his coach, Leudis Gonzalez, are permanently banned from Olympics competition after Matos kicked referee Chakir Chelbat. The altercation occurred when Matos was disqualified in the second round of his match with Kazakhstan's Arman Chilmanov.

Up 3-2 with a minute remaining, Matos fell to the ground and awaited medical attention when his one minute of injury time expired, thereby awarding the match to his adversary. From there, Matos snapped and created a scene straight out of the WWE handbook.

Matos angrily questioned the call, pushed a judge, then pushed and kicked referee Chakir Chelbat of Sweden. Matos then spat on the floor and was escorted out.

“He was too strict,” Gonzalez said, referring to the decision to disqualify Matos. Afterward, he charged the match was fixed, accusing the Kazakhs of offering him money.

In addition to the Olympics ruling, Matos and Gonzalez are banned from all championships sanctioned by the World Taekwondo Federation. Matos' Beijing records are also terminated.

ELKIN, N.C. - David Hayes' granddaughter just asked him to hold her Barbie rod and reel while she went to the bathroom. He did. And seconds later he landed the state record channel catfish at 21 pounds, 1 ounce.

Alyssa's father had bought the pink Barbie fishing rod for Christmas and she had caught a few bluegill before her grandfather hauled in the catfish.

The Winston-Salem Journal reported the catch Aug. 5 in eastern Wilkes County has been certified as a record by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.

Hayes and his granddaughter have been fishing in the pond behind his house since she was big enough to hold a pole.

Hayes said his granddaughter worried he would break her rod. He landed the 21-pound fish on a 6-pound test line. It was 32 inches long, 2 inches longer than the rod.

Surprises can be good or bad. USA's Matt LaPorta caught a bad one during Monday's baseball game vs. China.



USA's Matt LaPorta liies on the ground after he was hit by a pitch in the top of the seventh inning of the baseball game against China at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Monday, Aug.18, 2008

Perhaps in retaliation for a violent collision at home plate an inning earlier.




USA's Nate Schierholtz (14) collides with China's catcher Yang Yang to score in their baseball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Monday, Aug.18, 2008. China's manager Jim Lefebvre was ejected arguing about the call.

Liu Xiang's withdrawl from the 110m hurdles competition was a shock to his fans, which is to say, all of China.



Liu Xiang of China grimaces in pain during his warm-up before the start of his 110m hurdles heat of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008
Olympic Games August 18, 2008. Liu's dramatic withdrawal from the Olympics has cast a big shadow over a golden Games for hosts China. In a survey of more than a million Chinese carried out at the end of last year, the top Olympic dream was to witness Liu winning gold at the "Bird's Nest" stadium. That dream died on Monday when Liu hobbled off the track following a false start in the first round of the 110 metres hurdles.

Sarah Hammer of the U.S. was in shock after crashing during Monday's women's points race event.




BEIJING - AUGUST 18: Sarah Hammer of the United States reacts after crashing during women's points race event at the Laoshan Velodrome on Day 10 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 18, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Vladimir Rys/Getty Images

Over the weekend, Usain Bolt shocked track aficionados by setting a world record in the 100m while showboating.



BEIJING - AUGUST 16: (L-R) Asafa Powell of Jamaica and Usain Bolt of Jamaica compete in the Men's 100m Final at the National Stadium on Day 8 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 16, 2008 in Beijing, China. Usain Bolt of Jamaica finished the event in first place with a time of 9.69.

Tyson Gay of United States finished fifth in his heat and missed the final -- the surprise of the night until Bolt's jolt.




Tyson Gay of United States crosses the finish line of a men's 100-meter semi-final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008

Though predicted, the sight of one man collecting eight gold medals was still shocking to witness.



This combination of photos shows United States' Michael Phelps holding each of his eight gold medals after the 400m individual medley, 4 x 100m freestyle relay, 200m freestyle, 200m butterfly, 4 x 200m freestyle relay, 200m individual medley, 100m butterfly and the 4x100-meter medley relay at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Roger Federer finally added Olympic gold to his trophy collection, and was nearly floored by the feeling.




BEIJING - AUGUST 16: Roger Federer (right) and Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland celebrate after defeating Thomas Johansson and Simon Aspelin of Sweden during the men's doubles gold medal tennis match at the Olympic Green Tennis Center on Day 8 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 16, 2008 in Beijing, China

For the second straight Olympics, American Matt Emmons lost the gold on the final shot. Emmons’ gun went off before he focused on the target.



Matthew Emmons of the U.S. reacts after shooting during the men's 50m rifle 3 positions competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 17, 2008. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (CHINA)

Swiss wrestler Ara Abrahamian shocked onlookers by tossing his bronze medal aside in disgust.



In this picture made available Friday, Aug. 15, 2008, Greco-Roman men's 74-84Kg bronze medalist, Sweden's Ara Abrahamian leaves his medal on the mat during the medal ceremony to protest against a decision in the semi-finals at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008. In the background at left second bronze medalist Nazmi Avluca from Turkey receives his medal.

Tennis: James Blake of the United States upset Roger Federer of Switzerland in straight sets. Blake was later eliminated in the bronze medal match.



James Blake of the United State, reacts after defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland, 6-4, 7-6 (2), during men's singles tennis action at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008.

Tuvshinbayar Naidan became the first athlete from Mongolia to win an Olympic medal. Naidan won the gold in the 100kg judo event.



Gold medallist Tuvshinbayar Naidan of Mongolia holds his medal during the medal ceremony of the men's -100kg judo event at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 14, 2008